GETTYBURG: The Fall of General Lee

[@charlesphillips1468]

And the next day, Vicksburg surrendered, cutting the Confederacy in half and giving the Union full control of the Mississippi River.

[@Yette]

Lee believed his own press clippings, thought his army was invincible. Frontal assault proved otherwise

[@stevefisher8323]

You mean invincible :)

[@Agnoletta]

Because Meade outfought him.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

And General Buford had an "eye" for good high ground.

[@Agnoletta]

@@anthonyhengst2908 Definitely!

[@user-qz8km2qr8g]

Lee lost the battle Gettysburg because of general Longstreet!!

[@tripsaplenty1227]

​@@user-qz8km2qr8g No, lee lost in spite of Longstreet. Longstreet was right, attacking those hills was suicide.

[@user-lq9ej6ox1y]

NO!

[@Fhurin]

"why did Robert R Lee lose the battle of Gettysburg?" Ordering a charge into an open field with heavy Union canon fire was probably it. An unbelievably idiotic order from a General who should have known better or listened to his staff

[@edwardclement102]

Wrong they were not supported.

[@Fhurin]

@@edwardclement102 what? Lee was winning the battle, until he got it in his head to attack the center lines 😐

[@rdgjd]

@@Fhurin Correct. Even if the assault had achieved its objective, the attrition and loss of men would still have been nearly as great, something that Lee could not afford. He still would have been stuck in enemy territory with a hobbled and undersupplied army. Even a technical victory at Gettysburg probably would have proved to be a Pyrrhic one.

[@wentonmastermind]

I write from England . You are absolutely right. The way Lee is depicted in the film Gettysburg conjours up images of the British generals of World War One - donkeys leading lions to reverse the normal phrase.

[@harrybond1485]

Robert R. LEE.?

[@kennethcalvert6802]

He lost because he was too pig headed to listen to reason!

[@aaronfleming9426]

"I always thought the Yankees had something to do with it." - George Pickett

[@lpwienert7358]

Stonewall wanted towards the capital immediately after Bull Run. Washington was open, Baltimore was open, troops were fresh.

[@suewarner1781]

Lee lost at Gettysburg because he didn't listen to General Longstreet.

[@edwardclement102]

Wrong Longstreet moved too slowly.

[@suewarner1781]

@@edwardclement102 Longstreet did not agree with Pickets Charge, Lee should have listened.

[@irockuroll60]

Lee lost Gettysburg because it is a war and you don’t win every battle. He had won almost every battle from 7 days to Chancellorsville (Antietam was a draw). Winning every battle against great odds prob gave him a false sense of security

[@aaronfleming9426]

@@irockuroll60 Seven Days was a strategic victory because McClellan had decided to start running away before the fighting even started. Tactically, Lee was defeated in almost every engagement. At Gaines Mill, Lee had a huge numerical advantage yet lost more men and accomplished nothing. Just a few days after Gaines Mill, Lee suffered an awful defeat at Malvern Hill. What did the two battles have in common? Lee attacked uphill against determined infantry and massed artillery. What happened at Gettysburg? Lee attacked uphill against determined infantry and massed artillery. Conclusion: Lee hadn't been learning from his mistakes. If he couldn't defeat Porter at Gaines Mill when the rebels had a huge numerical advantage, how on earth did he think he could be able to defeat Meade with uphill attacks across open ground when the rebels were outnumbered?

[@boomerreb4997]

The battle should have been one on the second day. Two corps commanders (Hill and Ewell) and several other generals including Anderson, Mahone, Posey, Rodes and Early failed to carry out their responsibiliteis.

[@aaronfleming9426]

Battlefields aren't chessboards. It's hard to carry out your responsibilities when the Union army is shooting at you.

[@Defender78]

this is the shortest documentary of Gettysburg EVER... omg 2 min 53 seconds... theyre usually a minimum of 45 minutes. hmm mb this is like a Cliffnotes doc

[@alvinkraycraft763]

Forest was not at Gettysburg

[@aaronfleming9426]

Forrest was at a lot of major battles the rebels lost. Great cavalry raider, but not some sort of game-changer in pitched battles.

[@MrMaddog1278]

It's simple Nathan Bedford Forrest was ordered to flank the hill with pickit but followed a trail gold laden wagons with beer bullets 😉 BTW this guy is clueless your welcome

[@mwbright]

Lee lost to a better general.